J uergen Habermas died on Saturday. He was 96 years old. He died in the city Starnberg. His family confirmed this.
Habermas was a very famous thinker. He thought a lot about society. He wanted people to speak well together. He called this the better reason. He shaped politics in Germany for many years.
Many politicians mourn him. Minister Markus Blume praised him highly. He called him an important role model. Habermas taught for a long time in Frankfurt. There he belonged to the Frankfurt School. His books were translated into many languages.
